Why Do LGBTQ+ People Seek Asylum?

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Trigger Warning: Please be aware of some heavy content discussed in this episode including violence against LGBTQ+ people. Listen with caution and take care of yourself. 

Description: In this episode, we will be defining concepts related to asylum, overviewing some asylum history, and exploring some of the reasons why LGBTQ+ people seek asylum. 

Learning Resources:

• Defining Refugee
• Defining Asylum
• Khayal's Story: What it's Like to be an LGBT Asylum Seeker
• Violence and Harassment against LGBT People and Activists in Russia
• Map of Countries that Criminalize LGBT People
• The Ecology of Anti-Gay Violence
• A Victim of the Anti-Gay Purge in Chechnya Speaks Out
• The Horror of Honor Killings
• Llewellyn, C. (2020). Captive while waiting to be free: Legal violence and LGBTQ asylum applicant experiences in the USA. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18(1), 202–212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00449-7
• Alessi, E., Kahn, S., Van Der Horn, R. (2017) A qualitative exploration of the premigration victimization experiences of sexual and gender minority refugees and asylees in the United States and Canada. The Journal of Sex Research, 54(7), 936-948, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1229738
• Ariel Shidlo, & Joanne Ahola. (2013). Mental health challenges of LGBT forced migrants. Forced Migration Review, 42, 9–11. 

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